Altenkirchen
Altenkirchen is a town in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, capital of the district of Altenkirchen. It is located approximately 40 km east of Bonn and 50 km north of Koblenz. Altenkirchen is the seat of the Verbandsgemeinde Altenkirchen-Flammersfeld.| Year | Inhabitants |
| 1787 | 112 |
| 1800 | 450 |
| 1830 | 990 |
| 1853 | 1,497 |
| 1861 | 1,700 |
| 1900 | 2,044 |
| 1933 | 3,333 |
| 1939 | 3,562 |
| 1950 | 4,189 |
| 1962 | 4,618 |
| 1984 | 4,553 |
| 1999 | 6,640 |
| 2014 | 6,162 |
Notable people
The following figures are not native Altenkirchen people, but have worked or lived in the city:
- Wilhelm Boden, former Prime Ministers of Rheinland-Pfalz
- Ludwig Julius Budge, physician
- Bernhard Grzimek, zoologist, cooperated in 1938 with the District Veterinary Office in Altenkirchen to combat bovine tuberculosis
- François Séverin Marceau, French general
- Krzysztof Meyer, composer
- Hans Nüsslein, German tennis player, professional world champion in 1933, 1936, 1937
- Friedrich Wilhelm Raiffeisen, social reformer
